by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 15, 2019 | General Stuff, Security-related
The title of this blog tells it all. I got asked the question–what happens to GP processing when a client machine isn’t on the network and can’t connect to it’s domain Domain Controllers (DCs)? Does policy get removed? Does it just stay where...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Nov 29, 2017 | General Stuff
All- Over the past few years, I’ve sent out a survey to the general population looking at trends in Group Policy usage. I’ve updated the survey for this year and it is now live and ready for your responses. It should take only about 5 minutes or less to...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Aug 17, 2017 | General Stuff
If you’ve been in the Microsoft infrastructure scene for a while, you probably remember the original NetPro Directory Experts Conference (DEC). DEC was THE conference to be at if you were an AD guy–or looking to improve your skills. Legends in the space...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jan 17, 2017 | Cool New Products, Freeware, General Stuff, GP Troubleshooting, Group Policy Blog, registry policy, sdm software
Darren took the time to prove to us that even the greatest tools can be improved! Thank you for that. The Registry Policy Viewer that GPOGuy introduced years ago has continued to be a favorite. A few new features have been added and some really interesting usability...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Dec 21, 2016 | General Stuff, Group Policy Automation, PowerShell
Fans of PowerShell We are all fans right? We have been for a while. PowerShell is one of those things that the more you learn, the more you explore, the more you play, the more you appreciate what it has to offer. Some very simple things can prove to be very exciting....
by Darren Mar-Elia | Sep 7, 2016 | AD, General Stuff, PowerShell
By now most of us are aware that Active Directory dates are not the easiest bits of data to deal with. Wrapping our heads around how AD stores and deals with dates is very interesting on an intellectual level, and equally infuriating on a productivity level. Accessing...
